English
Etymology
Old English abregen, 14th Century Old French abregier, French abréger, from Latin abbreviare; ad + brevis short. See brief and compare abbreviate
Pronunciation
(RP) IPA|/��brɪd�/
audio|en-us-abridge.ogg|Audio (US)
Verb
en-verb|abridg|ing
- transitive To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights.
#:*The bridegroom ... abridged his visit. - Smollett
#:*She retired herself to Sebaste, and abridged her train from state to necessity. - Fuller
- transitive To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary.
- transitive To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights.
Derived terms
abridged
abridger
Related terms
abridgement
unabridged
Translations
to make shorter (1)
Danish: forkorte, sammendrage
Dutch: beperken, verkorten
French: abréger
Finnish: lyhentää, typistää, supistaa
German: verkürzen, kürzen
mid
Italian: accorciare, abbreviare, ridurre
Norwegian: forkorte
Portuguese: abreviar
Spanish: abreviar, condensar compendiar
to shorten or contract by using fewer words (2)
Danish: forkorte, sammendrage
Dutch: verkorten, inkorten
Finnish: lyhentää
French: abréger
German: verkürzen
mid
Italian: abbreviare
Norwegian: sammendra
Portuguese: abreviar
Spanish: abreviar, resumir
to deprive (3)
Dutch: beroven (van)
Finnish: riistää, viedä
French: abréger
mid
Italian: privare, limitare
Portuguese: privar
Spanish: privar
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ttbc|Interlingua: abbreviar, reducer
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